Transportation Marketing & Communications Association
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The Transportation Marketing & Communications Association (TMCA) is the only current association serving transportation marketing, sales, and communications pros in all modes and market segments of the North American transportation industry.
According to its Web site , TMCA's goals include:
All levels of marketing, sales, and pricing professionals are represented and all transportation modes and market segments, including:
TMCA currently has over 400 members.
TMCA was founded in 1924 as a railroad-based association and continues to serve transportation marketing pros and their organizations with focus and strategy amidst a highly competitive, ever-changing industry.
Current officers include:
According to its Web site , TMCA's goals include:
- Professional growth for its industry participants
- Broadening marketing industry networks
- Providing education on new marketing trends and issues
- For its members to become more productive and valuable to their organizations
All levels of marketing, sales, and pricing professionals are represented and all transportation modes and market segments, including:
- Motor carriers
- Railroads
- Air carriers
- Ocean lines
- Third-party Logistics (3PLs)
- OEMs
- Passenger transit organizations
- Media
- Suppliers
TMCA currently has over 400 members.
TMCA was founded in 1924 as a railroad-based association and continues to serve transportation marketing pros and their organizations with focus and strategy amidst a highly competitive, ever-changing industry.
Current officers include:
- Chief Executive OfficerChief executive officerA chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
: Brian Everett, (Senior Partner, MindShare Strategies, Inc.) - PresidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
: Tom Nightingale, (Vice President Communications & CMO, Con-way, Inc.Con-wayCon-way, Inc. is a freight transportation and logistics company with businesses in less-than-truckload and full truckload freight services, truckload brokerage, logistics, warehousing, supply chain management and trailer manufacturing, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Con-way’s services are used by...
) - Immediate Past President: John Ferguson, (VP International, Schneider Logistics)
- Vice PresidentVice presidentA vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
: Hernan Vera, (Director, Marketing, Global Supply Chain Solutions, Ryder System Inc.) - TreasurerTreasurerA treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...
: Mark Miller, (Director of Corporate Communications, Crowley Maritime Corp.) - SecretarySecretaryA secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication & organizational skills. These functions may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or may be for the benefit...
: Susan Terpay, Director, Corporate Communications, Norfolk Southern Corp.